Putin has come to count on Xi Jinping as an indispensable ally not only for his war in Ukraine, but also in his battle to destroy US geopolitical hegemony.
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As Vladimir Putin persists in his bloody campaign to conquer Ukraine, the Russian leader is directing an equally momentous transformation at home re-engineering his country into a regressive, militarized society that views the West as its mortal enemy.
Moscow responded aggressively to claims that Kiev may use British weapons to strike within Russia, claiming such an attack would force the country to target UK military installations in Ukraine and beyond.
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